Vehicle-wheel



w. E. SIHEHWOOD.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 1919- Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

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WILLIAM E; SHERWOOD, OF CANASTOTA, NEW YORK, .ASSIGNOR TO WATSON PRODUCTS CORPORATION, OF CANASTOTA, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION 0F NEW YORK.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Y Specification of Letters Patent. yPatented Feb. 10,

Application filed May 6, 1919. Serial No. 295,143.

T 0 all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, l/VILLIAM E. SHER.

woon, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Canastota, in the county of Madison, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-VVh-eels, of which the followino taken in connection with the aces companying drawings, 1s a full, clear, and

exact description.

This invention relates to certain improvements in vehicle wheels of the class set forth parts of the wheel will be brought out in the following description.

ln the drawings- Figure l is an end view of a wheel embodying the various features of my invention.

Fig. 2 is van enlarged sectional view throuoh the diameter thereof taken on line necting the rim to a suitable hub -3- here-` inafter more fully described.

The rimv -1- is preferably made of T iron bent into the form of a circle and its ends welded together to form a rigid joint. the web or flange as -4.- beine disposed centrally and internally of tbe rim and eX- tending throughout its length.

The hub 3*w comprises a tubular section -5- and opposite end sections -6v tiohtly fitted over and upon the opposite ends of the tubular section 5 and having their outer ends provided with internal flanafes 7*- abutting against the end faces of said tubular section, the inner ends of the sections -6- terminating equal distances from the ends of the tubular section 5- in spaced relation and having outturned fianges -8- similar to those'set forth in my pending applicationreferred to for receiving the adjacent ends of the spokes.

These spokes are preferably made of sheet metal, the main bodies thereof being 'concave-convex in cross-section with their lconcave sides innermost while the inner ends abut against the periphery of the tubular hub section e5- and against the inner faces of the flanges -8- to which they are rigidly secured by stay bolts -9-, the outer ends of said spokes abutting against the inner face of the rim -1- and opposite faces of the flange 4 to which they are secured by spot welding or equivalent fas-V tening means thereby firmly uniting the spokes to the rims and hub.

A pair of hollow sheet mietal bushings -10- are inserted and tin'htly fitted within the opposite ends of the tubular hub section -5- and also within the adjacent outer ends of the end sections or sleeves -6-. the

Y inner ends of the bushings 4-10- beingr provided with inturned Hannes -11- to form retaining): abutments for a circumferential series of rollers -l2- but more particularlV to exclude dust and other foreign vInatter from the roller bearings.

The outer ends of the bushinxzs -10- arey stitute cup-shaped fenders having their open end extended some distance bevond the outer ends of the rollers to shield the bearings from rain, snow and dirtwhile the inturned flanges -11- serve as baiiies to de-y fiect outwardly any foreign matter which may' tend tolodcfe within said bushings. the expulsion of said foreign matter through the outer open ends of the bushingsy being accelerated by the rotation of the hub.

i n a, vehicle Wheel What I claimis: e. K l of the character described, a hub comprising a tubular section,

sleeves tightly fitted over and upon the ends of said section and having their inner ends" j provided with outturned flanges, and tubular bushings tightly fitted 'Within the opposite ends of said section and having theirouter v ends provided With outturned flanges abut- -ting against the; outer ends of the sleeves, said bushings having their inner ends provided vvith inturned ianges,v in Combination --with roller bearings arranged circumferentially around Vand Within the `tubular section VVand having their ends abutting agaist'tlie 15 inner flangesv of the bushings, spokes secured Y to the outturned'anges of the sleeves'and abutting against the periphery of the tu- 

